The Department of Human Services is committed to providing equitable access to health and welfare services. To honour this commitment, some old remote service centres are being replaced with new energy-efficient modular buildings.

Tucked away in the Torres Strait, the Department of Human Services Thursday Island Service Centre is unique in many ways. For a start, it is run by staff members who are all Torres Strait Islanders and can communicate with individuals in their first non-English languages.

It’s a long and winding road to Bonang, in rural Victoria but well worth the trip when the opportunity arises to reach out to the local community and give information about the Department of Human Services’ payments and services.